Me llamo Atanas y en el fin del Mayo 2015 fui a un curso intensivo en la escuela «Taronja». Lo mejor para mi en una experiencia como esta consiste en la posibilidad de hablar en español con nativos y con personas quienes tienen el mismo deseo como el mío: de saber más, de entender más, de mejorar mi habilidad de comunicar a todos modos en español. Las clases eran siempre interesantes y divertidos. En mi opinión los profesores de Taronja son profesionalistas, excepcionales y personas maravillosas. Y no por último, me convencí que Valencia ofrece mucho sol, un centro bonito e histórico, la mejor paella en toda la España y una escuela que recomiendo a todos – Taronja.

Al principio del año 2015, decidí de tomar dos semanas de cursos de español para mejorarlo; mi plan original fue de volver a Playa de Carmen (Mexico) donde he tomado dos semanas también de curso el año pasado (2014). Sin embargo, una de mis hijas me convenció que estuviera mejor a una otra ciudad o país, con el idioma un poco diferente. Con el aconsejo de un amigo que fue conmigo a Mexico el año pasado decidí de venir a Valencia, y ayudado con un poco de búsqueda a internet, elegí la escuela Taronja. Después los 4 profesores que enseñaron a los grupos de que estuviera un parte, estaban muy profesionales y agarraban todos los oportunidades para mejorar nuestro español (como actividades del día pasado, noticias del día, …); y también he gustado mucho todos los actividades que fueran organizados para Taronja (como el cine, el dictado, la cocina …), muchas oportunidades de compartir con otros estudiantes, y además otras personas de la ciudad con el intercambio lingüístico. Al ultimo de esas dos semanas, soy muy feliz por mi selección de la escuela y también por la ciudad de Valencia. Hube la suerte de vivir a Valencia por las Fallas famosas, e al mismo tiempo de descubrir una ciudad muy interesante. Además, la situación del piso que me ofreció Taronja, con una familia de acogida, fue estupenda, porque podía caminar prácticamente a todos los sitios alrededores de la ciudad vieja (incluido la escuela), en quince minutos o menos. En resumen, esas dos semanas pasadas, más pocos días, quedaran cuidados en mi espirito por muchos, muchos años.

Somos un grupo de italianos que vive en Vittorio Veneto, un pueblo cerca de Venecia. Estamos en Valencia por haber ganado un proyecto ofrecido por la región de Veneto y por la Unión Europea. Valencia nos ha parecido muy viva, grande y calurosa. Hemos visitado muchos lugares interesantes, los que nos han gustado más son la Catedral con el Miguelete, el Mercado Central, las vistas desde el Castillo de Santa Barbara de Alicante, la Ciudad de las Artes y Ciencias…

I only had one week of courses but it was an interesting and memorable experience. Thanks to the teachers my level of spanish increased a lot and I can speak way more fluent now. Everyone working at Taronja is friendly and they will help you find your way. The school is perfect to combine with visiting the city because of its central location. Paola

Grupo ROC Amsterdam 21-12-2012

Hello, we are students of the hospitality school in Amsterdam. We stayed here for a week with thirty-nine students. We have done a lot of activities, for instance; bodega, salsa, paella party and the tapas tour. The best activity was Bodega. The teachers are very friendly and enthusiastic. We learned a lot of spanish. We like Valencia because it is a beautiful city. Thanks for everything, we recommend it! Kisses. Gaboe, Steven, Marilou, Wietse, Erik, Levi, Pauline, Nathalie, Lisanne, Wesley. Valencia is very beautiful and big. We had a lot of parties. The spanish language is beautiful, we learned a lot in the school. Our housing was big and the family very friendly. It was a nice week. Marjolein The trip to Valencia was very, very nice. The classes are cool. We drank a lot of beer and had a lot of parties. Thanks for the classes, Victor and Ana are really good. Rik This week in Valencia was unique, we saw alot and I learned a lot of spanish. Bart We are students of the hospitality school Amsterdam. We are here to learn spanish and to learn about outings in Valencia. We went to Bolsería a lot and we have been relaxing in the park. The lectures are very fun, we loved Valencia. ROC de Amsterdam MBO+ I am a student of the Taronja school. It is really good. Teacher Ana is the most beautiful. I love you Ana! 🙂 Dylan I am a spanish student and at night I go out with the other students and my friends. Daan Valencia is a beautiful city! I  love Valencia a lot! Marco  Victor is a good teacher. The housing is really good, very hospitable Tim Valencia is a big and beautiful city. We have been drinking a lot of beer. Victor and Ana are very good teachers. Thanks for the classes! Mike

In one word; fantastic! I only stayed for two weeks but it was really cool! It is a small school, like a family, you get to know everyone and I think that helps create a good atmosphere. The very competent teachers also helped to achieve this. Stefano Switzerland

I have enjoyed every moment of my two week spanish course at Taronja, my only regret being that I didn’t stay longer! The teachers are great, very helpful and patient. Everyone at the school is friendly and eager to help. Not only have I learned some spanish but I have met some wonderfl  people and made memories that will last a lifetime. Valencia is a fantastic city with so much to see and do. Taronja organises fabulous activities and I highly recommend the Flamenco evening and attending a Valencia Football game. I would happily return to Taronja. Leigh Elizabeth New Zealand

Hey! My name is Hanin from Saudi Arabia. I stayed 9 months in Taronja, but in Valencia since June 2012. I remember when i came here i wasn’t able to say something in spanish. I really like the city, the beach and many places here. The school was just perfect. They also have a really good system of mangaging, nice teachers and people in the reception. With just a vew words i’d like to say thank you to everyone, the teachers for taking care and the assistance. I also want to thank Jenny for helping me in any situacions and to Fernando for the great Paella Party! There are no words which could discribe my gratefulness. I don’t want to say «bye» but anyway, see you soon ! 🙂 Hanin

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  We are Billy, Marta, Nicole, Martina, Francesca, Rachele, Claudia, Lisa, Elisa, Claudia and Martina. We are girls from Italy and we came to Valencia to improve our spanish for one week. The host families recieved us very kindly and only during one week we fell in love with Spain because the spanish boys are really hot, openly and they’re laughing all the time. The places we liked the most were the Oceanográfico and the large park, where we met handsome guys 🙂 We learned much in School and we want to say thank you to the teachers for example Ana and Lucia who are very friendly, nice and goodlooking. We enjoyed the cooking class with chef Nando who is really crazy and handsome.We will miss you Spain! Kisses Well… Valencia is a very beautiful and amusing city. The poeople are charming and polite. The school is very beautiful, too and the teachers are really nice ( but Ana is still the best). We visited the Taurino museum, the old and the modern city, the harbour and the beach. The shops and restaurants in Valencia are typical spanish.We did some activities like eating Tapas, eating Paella and learning Salsa. The experience was fantastic and it was really funny. We are coming back to Valencia for sure! Also to see Ana again!   We made interesting and funny experience in Valencia, found new places, locations and traditions, learned how to cook and something about the celebrations in Spain, which we dont have in Italy. We visited for example the Taurino museum, where you can learn something about the tradicions of the bulls and the bullfighter, and the Fallero museum, which is beautiful and where you can see many floats, which won through all the years the competitions of the Fallas.But what we liked the most was lying at the beach because it’s really wide, clean and there are many nice shops at the seafront. We also liked the salsa because we love to dance, having fun and the place was very inviting and we made some new experience. It was a unforgetable week, the teachers were so nice and they helped us pretty much improving our spanish. Everytime when we think about Spain we will have a huge smile in our hearts! ♥ Chiara, Vicky, Laura   This week was full of brilliant experience!We were at the beach, swom in the sea and were relaxing all the time. We made a tour to the central point at the city and visited many museums like the Taurino museum. But what we really liked was the city of science and art and of course the great show of the dolphins. At somedays we were at different places in Valencia, where we had to do some activities like creating a dish at the Mercado Central. We also had the possibility to improve our knowledge of the language and getting to know other persons from other countries. The teachers were very kind and pleasant; we also played many games for learning the language easier. For the night we had many activities for everybody like eating Paella, dancing Salsa and go for some Tapas. The nights were fantastic! Later the day we went shopping for a long time beacause all the thing here are way cheaper than in Italy. At the end we like to say that we had a unforgetable time here and we will always remember these days in Spain! Martina, Marta, Silvia   Our experience in Valencia were awesome !! The city was were clean and full of gorgeos and nice people, original structures and of course there are cheap shops, where we were shopping the whole week. We visited the Taurino museum, the Fallero museum, had a tour through the city and did some activities like talking to others for improving our spanish and the pronunciation. We also visited the beach this week and we love spending time there because the weather is excellent and we swom a bit in the sea. The water was very clean and kind of warm. We had a class for learning salsa, too, which was so funny. One of the activities was to learn new words in the Mercado Central for cooking a spanish dish. And of course there was a class for cooking with the chef Nando, too. He learned us new recipes for making tipical food from Valencia and we also went for some Tapas in a few bars. At Saturday we went at the city of scienes and art and to the Oceanográfico, where we saw a fantastic dolphinshow. We want to say thank you to the teacer Alex and Victor because they teached us in very funny ways and explained many things to us! This week was definitely unforgetable. We hope we can come back as soon as possible to Valencia! Sofia, Roberta and Noemi   At Tuesday de 15 of october we left Italy at 6:30 in the morning, arrived at 8:30 at Valencia and met very early our host families. We were relaxing a bit and ate something. After that we visited the Taurino museum and made a tour throug Valencia. We ate Paella and other tipical dishes from Valencia for dinner. At Wednesday in the morning we visited the beach and a cookingclass. At Thursday we had class in the morning and after that we had some activities in the Mercado Centra. At Friday we had some activities in the morning. We visited the modern city and the Fallero museum. For the night we had salsaclass. At Saturday we were all of the day in the modern and old city and we had a free day at Sunday were we went to the beach. At Monday we were shopping and were eating and had clase at the evening. And at Tueday after the class we went home again! Viola, Sara, Jessica   In these days we made a tour through Valencia. We visited the city of science and the Oceanográfico, where we loved to see the exotic animals. In our opinion the city in general is beautiful and the weather was perfect and really warm ( in Italy it’s pretty cold). We had Victor an Alex (♥), our teachers, in school and they were so nice and kind. The food is tasty here, but we really miss the pasta from Italy! The cookingclass with chef Nando was awesome, but he used so much oil! He was also so nice (caca, this is caca). The Families were also very lovely and kind. FORZA MILAN!   This week was so funny in Valencia! We had many activities and we improved our spanish with the help of Alex and Victor. The visit at the museum of scienes and the Oceanográfico were awesome! We also went shopping and we bought many presents for our families and friends! Giorgia Paquara, Marta Zarantonello, Martina los Pasini and Samuela Chiesa

INSTITUTO TECNICO COMERCIALE A.MARTINI, ITALIA This week in Valencia has been great! The city is great, there are many interesting places to visit, such as the Oceanografico, Albufera, the Park de Turia, the city centre, museums, and the beach. We also visited some fallas, saw some of the lights and listened to some music in Calle Sueca and Literato Azorin. We loved the Mascleta, and how everyone would run to see it, even though the sound was loud enough to disturb our class. The activities organised by the school were very interesting and fun, especially when we went out on the streets to speak with the people! Valencian’s are very open and friendly! At night, we partied a lot, finding new places and really good-looking guys. It was very nice staying with the family, and we felt at home. It has been a fun week, filled with activities, but: our legs and feet hurt a lot! We would like to come here again. Alessia, Angelica, Viviana, Marico Valencia… what to say about Valencia? When we got here, it seemed a sad city to us because it was grey, cold and bucketing down with rain. But when the sun came out, we saw the real city: the happy, warm, friendly, welcoming people… We felt at home! Incredible experiences we will never forget. The bullfight, the fallas, the mascleta, the partying, drinking agua de Valencia or a few beers with tapas. Also, the classes in school were really interesting and fun, thanks to Victor, Alex and Jenny. They made us laugh so much! Thanks also to Marta who taught us loads about the city. We will miss Valencia for sure! Ilenia, Martine, Andrea, Anna This week was amazing. What we liked most in Valencia were the fiestas. The decorations, the lights, the fallas, the mascots, the people on the streets, the food, the ‘botellón’ at night… We loved the city for its historic monuments, Turia’s riverbed and for ‘la ciudad de las artes y las ciencias’. The panoramic view of the city that was had from the Miguelete was also a previous sight, because we could see the sea from one side and mountains on the other. We discovered lots about cute animals in the oceanografico. The dolphin show was the most fun. We spent an amazing week with our Spanish families, who were hospitable and kind with us. Our teachers in Taronja, Alex and Victor, taught us Spanish in a fun way and Marta, our guide, was really kind as well. Serena, Mirela, Alice, Alex What we liked most about Valencia was the Oceonagrafico and the bullfighting. We went to Albufera and the beach by boat, and we also visited the ‘Museo Fallero’, the ‘Museo Taurino’ and ‘la Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias’. The city seems very big and beautiful. We loved the pubs and the ‘Las Animas de Puerto’ club. The classes were interesting and the teachers really kind. The first few days the weather was awful, but then it became sunny. The family that we stayed with were very hospitable, funny and kind, and we got on very well. Also, the food was very good, for example the paella. Claudia, Elena, Elisa, Giorgie

I’ve loved Valencia, and the people of Taronja School. The teachers in the school are very fun and young. The atmosphere in the school is great, I liked it very much and I studied more than I expected to. I had fun living with other students living in Taronja home as well. The activities were excellent, especially the Language Exchange. I don’t want anything to be changed. This will not be my last time in Valencia. See you soon.

INSTITUTO TECNICO COMERCIALE A. MARTINI, ITALIA

Esta semana en Valencia ha sido muy bien!

La ciudad es maravillosa, hay muchos lugares interesantes para visitar como el Oceanografico, Albufera, el parque de Turia, el centro de la ciudad, los museos y la playa.

Hemos visto también algunas fallas y las luces y música de la calle sueca y literato Azorin.

Nos encantamos la Mascleta y toda la gente que corría para verlas, aunque el ruido ha disturbado nuestra clase. Las actividades de

 la escuela han sido muy interesantes y divertidas sobre todo cuando salíamos por la calle para hablar con la gente! Los Valencianos son muy abiertos y simpáticos! Por la noche, habíamos hecho mucha fiesta descubriendo locales nuevos y alegre con chicos muy guapos.

En las familias nos hemos quedado muy bien y nos parecía estar como en casa.

Ha sido una semana divertida, llena de actividades pero: nos duelen mucho las piernas y los pies!

Nos gustaría volver aquí de nuevo.

Alessia, Angelica, Viviana, Marico

Valencia… Que decir sobre Valencia?

Cuando llegamos aquí, nos parecía una ciudad triste porque llovía muchísimo, era gris y fría. Pero cuando salió el sol, vimos la verdadera de la ciudad: gente alegre, calor, familiar, acogedora… Nos sentimos como en casa!

Experiencias increíbles que no vamos a olvidar nunca. La corrida de toros, las fallas, la mascleta, la gana de hace fiestas y estar todos juntos bebiendo agua de Valencia o unas cervezas con tapas.

También, las clases en la escuela han sido interesantes y divertidas, gracias a Victor, Alex y Jenny. Que nos han hecho reír muchísimo! Gracias también a Marta que nos ha enseñado muchas cosas sobra la ciudad.

Seguro que vamos a echar de menos a Valencia!

Ilenia, Martine, Andrea, Anna

Esta semana fue preciosa, lo que mas nos ha gustado, es que Valencia esta in fiestas. las decoraciones de luz y fallas, las mascotas, la gente por las calles, la comida, el botellón por la noche. La ciudad nos ha encantado por sus monumentos históricos, el cauce del rio del Turia, la ciudad de las artes y las ciencias.

La vista panorámico de la ciudad que vimos del Miguelete fue también un espectáculo raro porque podíamos ver el mar de un lado y los montagnes en lo otro. Discubiamos muchos animales cariños y pintados en el oceano grafico. El espectaculo de los delfinas fue el mas divertido.

Nos hemos pasado una semana estupenda también por nuestras familias, que fueran hospitalables y amables con nosotros.

Nuestros profesores de Taronja, Alex y Victor, nos han enseñado el español en modo divertido y Marta, la guía, fue también muy simpática.

Serena, Mirela, Alice, Alex

Lo que mas nos ha gustado de Valencia es el Oceanografic y la corrida de toros. Hemos ido a la Albufera en barco y también a la playa y hemos visitado el museo Fallero, el museo Taurino, la Ciudad de las Artes y la Ciencias. La ciudad es en fiesta en este periodo porque hay las Fallas, de echo hemos yodo las mascotas. Nos parece una ciudad muy grande y bonita.

Nos ha gustado también los pubs y la discoteca »Las Animas de Puerto». Las clases han sido interesantes y los profesores son muy simpáticos. Los primeros días el tiempo ha estado malo, pero después siempre estaba el sol.

La familia que nos ha acogido es hospitalaria, graciosa y amable y nos hemos encontrado muy bien. También la comida estaba muy buena, por ejemplo la paella.

Claudia, Elena, Elisa, Giorgie